4.7. Instructions to change the CPSR E bit

ARM and Thumb instructions are provided to set and clear the E-bit efficiently:

SETEND BE

Sets the CPSR E bit

SETEND LE

Resets the CPSR E bit.

These are specified as unconditional operations to minimize pipelined implementation complexity.

These instructions are described in ARM1136JF-S instruction set summary.

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